Justinian Holden (bef. 1611 - 1691)

Born before 6 Oct 1611 in Lindsey, Suffolk, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Rutter) Holden — married before 1674 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Bay

Descendants

Died 1691 after age 79 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Justinian Holden migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Great Migration (Series 2), by R. C. Anderson, vol. 3, p. 355) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

Justinian Holden, son of William Holden and his first wife, was born in Lindsey, Suffolk and baptized on 6 Oct 1611.^[1]

Justinian Holden left from Ipswich in April of 1634 on the Elizabeth at the same his brother Richard left on the Francis' in 1634, John Cutting master. Both embarked from Ipswich in April ^[2]

He was a carpenter, and lived in Watertown, not far from Fresh Pond. His land holdings extended over the border of Watertown and Cambridge, and appears regularly in the records of both towns.

Justin married first, between 1641 and 1644, Elizabeth ________. Elizabeth died at Cambridge 18 March 1672/3. She may have been [[Onge-36|Elizabeth Onge], daughter of Francis (Read) Onge of Watertown.^[3]

Justinian died in 1691 between the date of his will, 12 Aug, and the date of his inventory, 10 Oct.^[3]

After his first wife's death, Just remarried to Mary Rutter, the daughter of John Rutter of sudbury. They had the following children (all born in Cambridge):^[3]

1. Samuel b 28 Apr 1674 m by 1697 Susanna Shattuck
2. John b 17 Jul 1675 m 7 Nov 1699, Watertown, Grace Jennison
3. Isaac b 28 May 1677 m. by 1703 Joanna Shattuck
4. Mary b 21 Mar 1678/9
5. Grace b 13 Aug 1681 m 17 Dec 1713, Watertown Benjamin Eddy
6. Joseph b 6 Sep 1683 m1 17 Feb 1714/5 Watertown Abigail Shattuck m2 11 Jun 1729, Watertown, Elizabeth (Dickson) Russell, widow of Hubbard Russell.
7. Elizabeth Holden b 6 May 1686

Sources

1. ↑ “Greene, Heath and Allied Families, Genealogical and Biographical." New York, 1932. Archive.org. page 187-188.
2. ↑ Genealogies of the families and descendants of the early settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, including Waltham and Weston: to which is appended the early history of the town / By Henry Bond. page 301
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Great Migration 1634-1635, G-H. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume III, G-H, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003. Featured Name: "Justinan Holden" Pages 355-62. NEHGS Member link

See also:

• The Genealogical Quarterly Magazine (Eben Putnam, Danvers, Mass., 1916) Vol. 3: Dec. 1915 - Sept. 1916, Page 25-6
• Putnam, Eben. The Holden Genealogy (Boston 1923-26), Volume I, page 43. View on FamilySearch, online page 61.
• Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s (Gale Research, Farmington Hills, MI, USA, 2012) http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?f=sse&db=pili354&h=1593934&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
• Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org) Case 14462: Will
• Pope, Charles Henry: "Pioneers of Massachusetts"; page 235 (Holden) arrival,, marriages, children
• Savage, James: "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New Englans"; volume 2, page 175 (Holden)
• New England Marriages prior to 1700' page 380 (both marriages)

England and Wales Christening Index 1630-11980; 1611, Lindsey, Suffolk, Ancestry.com database on-line.